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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   differential windlass

   • n.
     a hoisting device consisting of two drums of different diameters on the same axis and turning at the same rate, so that a line wound on the larger drum and unwound from the smaller drum provides a mechanical advantage in lifting. Also called Chinese windlass.

   • noun: differential windlass, plural noun: differential windlasses